Jigg's Dinner Ingredients

Potatoes

Many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have vegetable gardens and potatoes are one of the most common crops grown.  Potatoes are a common food item for many meals, especially Jigg's Dinner. Typically, the potatoes are peeled before cooking for this type of meal. The potatoes shown below were grown in Mr. Lane's vegetable garden.  You will notice that there are two types of potatoes in the photo - white and red.

Turnip

Turnip is also a vegetable commonly grown in the vegetable gardens all across Newfoundland and Labrador.

Carrots

Delicious raw or cooked, carrots were an essential ingredient in our Jigg's Dinner.

Cabbage

Cabbage is also grown locally, and this time of the year, has large delicious leaves which are used in many recipes including our Jigg's Dinner.

Other Ingredients

We didn't cook the vegetables below, but many people also add other locally grown vegetables

Parsnip

Beets

Bottled Pickles

Brussels Sprouts

Photos: Mr. Bruce Lane